---
name: "git-annex-vadd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git-annex"
version: "10.20261026-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-annex-vadd"
---

# git-annex-vadd(1)

add subdirs to current view

## NAME

git-annex-vadd - add subdirs to current view

## SYNOPSIS

git annex vadd **\[field=glob ...\] \[field=value ...\] \[tag ...\] \[?tag ...\] \[field?=glob\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Changes the current view, adding an additional level of directories to categorize the files.

For example, when the view is by author/tag, **vadd year=\*** will change it to year/author/tag.

So will **vadd year=2014 year=2013**, but limiting the years in view to only those two.

## OPTIONS

- The [git-annex-common-options(1)](/git-annex-common-options/1.md) can be used.

  -

  ## SEE ALSO

[git-annex(1)](/git-annex/1.md)

[git-annex-metadata(1)](/git-annex-metadata/1.md)

[git-annex-view(1)](/git-annex-view/1.md)

[git-annex-vpop(1)](/git-annex-vpop/1.md)

[git-annex-vfilter(1)](/git-annex-vfilter/1.md)

[git-annex-vcycle(1)](/git-annex-vcycle/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<id@joeyh.name\>